Improvement in dish-cleaners



R. T. OSGOOD.

Improvement in Dish-Cleaners.

No. 131,555. Patented Sep.24,1872.

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ROBERT T. OSGOOD, OF ORLAND, MAINE.

I IMPROVEMENT IN DISH-CLEANERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 131,555, dated September 24, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. Oseoon, of Orland, in the county of Hancock, in the State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dish-VV-asher; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,'and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing which makes part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2is a View of the two wires which form the body of Fig. 1 taken apart.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

First, I take two pointed pieces of wire of any required size or length, and bend one piece inch from its point, forming an eyelet, as at B,

Fig. 2; and at about three inches below this I make another eyelet in the same manner, for the purpose of passing the body of the first wire D down through both eyelets of the second wire, while the pointed end of the second passes up through the eyelet of the first so as to touch the end of the ring near its point E, thus forming a close ring or loop to hold the cloth, sponge, or other thing put upon either point, securely for use. The lower end of the second piece of wire F I make to run outside of the parallel line of its body portion to enable one to push it into the handle for the purpose to put on or remove the cloth or sponge from its points, when desired. I then put a spiral spring, G, around the lower end of the first wire, resting it against the ferrule of the handle and under the eyelet of the second wire to throw it out to its designed position, (seen at 0, Fig. 1.) The handle H I make of wood, with a metallic ferrule, I, over the end, and having two holes in it for the insertion of the lower ends of the wires and for the spring to rest against, the first wire being firmly set, while the second slides in and out through the ferrule into a deep hole made in the handle for that purpose, and to strengthen it when in use.

The uses and advantages of this instrument are to wash dishes with hot water and cleanse bottles; also for a farmer to oil his boots or cart-axle, the size varying to answer either purpose without any change of principle.

Claim.

whatever is put upon them, substantiallyas' set forth and described.

ROBERT T. OSGOOD. Witnesses:

0. B. TROTT, I. FAIRBROTHER. 

